Episode 117
How to Leave Chicago after a Masters in Public Policy, Return to Bihar, and Build for India - w/ Shreya
Shreya Shravini graduated from the University of Chicago with a masters in public policy and had every reason to stay in the US. Good job market, OPT STEM extension, a real shot at sponsorship.
Who this is for
- You are making a career move across countries and the paperwork is part of the stress.
- You would rather hear Shreya Shravini's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
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- Leave Chicago after a Masters in Public Policy, Return to Bihar, and Build for India - w/ Shreya
- and every reason to fight to stay in the US. She came home to Patna instead and she'll tell you exactly how to make...
- was the same answer that they're not sponsoring. sponsoring. On whether coming back is actually worth it. it. The...
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I really really wanted to go to Columbia. And my dad would wake up I think we can manage the amount if you want you wanted to come back. Shreya Shashini had a UChicago degree and every reason to fight to stay in the
and every reason to fight to stay in the US. She came home to Patna instead and she'll tell you exactly how to make that call. call. Every letter I reached out to was the same answer that they're not
was the same answer that they're not sponsoring. sponsoring. On whether coming back is actually worth it. it. The center's focus has also kind of moved to Bihar a little. The next two years Bihar is able to do
next two years Bihar is able to do leapfrog in a few sectors say investment, tourism. On the money that nobody is honest about. about. not do it for free for sure. I will not say that the pay is as hefty as
say that the pay is as hefty as engineering jobs how much they're paying but it's definitely not bad. It's pretty good and if you know the right ways to you know navigate the right kind of
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Shreya Shravini graduated from the University of Chicago with a masters in public policy and had every reason to stay in the US. Good job market, OPT STEM extension, a real shot at sponsorship. She packed up and went back to Patna instead, to work inside the Bihar government. If that sounds like the plot of Swades, that's because it basically is (minus Shah Rukh Khan & NASA).
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